> DEMAND NOTE Suppliers give Ilboru one week to clear over Sh600m food bill Arusha. Ilboru, a secondary school for talented boys, has been given until the end of the week to pay Sh690 million it owes various food sellers suppliers, some of whom have threatened to stop deliveries if the outstanding debts are not settled. An advocate for the suppliers, Mr Shahibu Mruma, said the school management would be arraigned if the debt is not settled as demanded. Headmaster Julius Shulla and Arusha Regional Commissioner Mrisho Gambo (pictured) have been notified of the intent to sue the school. The headmaster confirmed receiving the notice. Some suppliers said they had not been paid since 2014. (Mussa Juma) 6 THE CITIZEN Monday, 13 February 2017 northern zone MPs: Rebuild Moshi airport news@tz.nationmedia.com By Happiness Tesha @TheCitizenTz Moshi. The Parliamentary Committee on Infra- structure has urged the government to undertake massive rehabilitation of Moshi airport, saying it has been neglected. The acting chairperson of the Committee, which was in Kilimanjaro Region recently for an inspection tour of projects, Mr Mussa Ntimizi said at its current state, the airport didn’t have users because of dilapidated structures. He added that the facility could bounce back to its golden era when it used to attract light aircrafts and chartered flights, including those bringing tourists for mountain climbing. “At present, the airport has been literally aban- doned or forgotten,” he affirmed, adding that air travellers heading to Moshi or other parts of Kilimanjaro Region now prefer to land in other airports, including those in the neighbouring regions. This, according to the lawmaker, means Moshi municipality and the region in general was losing revenue from the visitors who would have landed there. He further added that instead of generating rev- enue from the users, the airport has accumulated debts amounting to millions of shillings. BROADCASTING: New FM radio station granted licence in Arusha Region Kigali varsity wins science competition news@tz.nationmedia.com By Filbert Rweyemamu @TheCitizenTz Arusha. Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda has emerged top in an innovation competition on science and technology involving higher learning institutions from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. The competition was held last week at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST). This was announced by a senior lecturer with the Arusha-based NM-AIST Dr Eliamani Laltaika at the end of the event. The Rwanda university which emerged the first was awarded $ 3,000, followed by Strathmore University of Nairobi, Kenya which made away with $ 2,000 while NM-AIST emerged third and was awarded $ 1,000. Dr Laltaika urged university students in Africa to emulate the good examples of the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Nelson Mandela of South Africa for their efforts in uniting the continent. Calist Nsengiyumva, the East African Community Youth Ambassador from Burundi, said despite efforts by leaders and development partners, much of Africa was still lagging behind technologically. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) Manager for the Northern Zone, Ms Aneth Yogurt, hands over a licence to Shine FM official, Pastor Boniface Mwamposa, (centre) and Shine FM official Michael Kabeta in Arusha yesterday. PHOTO | FILBERT RWEYEMAMU 556 The national infant and maternal mortality rates per 100,000 births in 2015 HEALTH Data collected from hospitals across the region have shown that infant and maternal mortality were above the national rate news@tz.nationmedia.com By Diana Saria @TheCitizenTz Moshi. Kilimanjaro Region has continued to record high infant and maternal mortality rates, with 678 infants and 47 mothers reported to have died last year. This was revealed recently by the Regional Commissioner, Mr Saidi Mecky Sadiki, referring to data collected from hospitals in the region. The national infant and maternal mortality rate for 2015 was 556 for each 100,000 expectant mothers, up from 450 in 2010, he explained. He said despite efforts by the gov- > PROTEST Herders up in arms over torching of houses, blame local leaders, police Lnequesq. Ligula, ornare et consectetur quis, vulputate mattis ligula? Duis fermentum mauris vitae arcu placerat eget euismod nisl interegestas ut imperdiet T ipsum sagittis. Sed mauris vitae arcu placerat eget ad of subjecting them o burning of their houses, the authorities should have talked to them on how to resolve problems of grazing land facing th m due to the current dry spell. Reports say, 101 lives ock keepers ho settled at G ndagenda Village in Handeni District, Tanga Region recently h d their houses torched in arcu sagittis eu rutrum ing mi ante. (Psqllum Nunc) Handeni. Over 100 nomadic pastoralists who had their homes torched allegedly with the tacit support of the police and local leaders have vowed to fight for their rights, stressing that they were not criminals. heir leader, the 67-year old Bongoman Muindoi, said i enusitsemod nisl mauris perdiet ipsum sagittis. Sed mauris vitae arcu placerat eget euismod nisl mauris vitae arcu placerat eget euismod nisl interegestas eleifend arcu placerat eget euismod Nam interegestas ut imperdiet w ipsum sagittis. Sed eleifend id felis libero, eu feugiat enim! Nam ero, eu feugiat enim! Nam aliquam ante id o der to force them out of the district. (Burhani Yakub) SECONDARY EDUCATION Mwanza schools have surpassed the enrolment target by 33 per cent, according to latest report. ON PAGE 7 Statistics show infant deaths for 2015 alone were 32 per 1,000 births Kilimanjaro records high infant, maternal mortality ernment to improve health delivery services, deaths of infants and their mothers have continued to increase. For instance, during 2010 infant deaths recorded from each 1,000 deliveries in the region were 32. The figure rose to 43 in 2015. The RC attributed most of the deaths of mothers to excessive bleeding, abortion and complications related to pregnancy. Many of the infants lost their lives due to complications related to respiration. He largely blamed this to failure by their mothers to attend clinics. But a paedetrician with the Mawenzi Regional Hospital Godwin Macheku said shortage of medical experts and equipment in the maternal wards were also to blame. For her part, a medical expert at the KCMC Grace Kinabo said poor nutrition among mothers could be another factor for soaring deaths of infants. MORE: MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY IN TZ Both maternal and child health are interdependent and substantially contributing to high burden of mortality worldwide. Every year, 289 000 women die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, and 6.6 million children below 5 years of age die of complications in the newborn period and of common childhood diseases.